He is My Master | |
これが私の御主人様 (Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama) | |
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Genre | Comedy, harem [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Mattsuu |
Illustrated by | Asu Tsubaki |
Published by | Square Enix |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 8 February 2002 – February 2007 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shouji Saeki |
Produced by | Kouichi Kogako (Q-tec) Tetsuo Genshou (TBS) Yuuichi Sekido (Pioneer LDC) Hiroki Satou (Gainax) |
Written by | Shouji Saeki |
Music by | Seikō Nagaoka |
Studio |
Gainax Shaft |
Licensed by | |
Original network | BSi (Satellite station of TBS) |
Original run | 8 April 2005 – 1 July 2005 |
Episodes | 12 |
He Is My Master (これが私の御主人様, Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama) is a Japanese manga series written by Mattsuu and illustrated by Asu Tsubaki, a formerly married couple. [2] It originally ran in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from February 2002 to February 2007. It was adapted into an anime television series by Gainax and Shaft in 2005. [3] [4]
Seven Seas Entertainment announced on November 27, 2006, they now have licensed the right to the English translation of He Is My Master and has begun to release the series July 2007. [5] [6]
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime and released the complete collection on October 10, 2009; with distribution handled by Section23 Films. [7]
A 14-year-old millionaire Yoshitaka received an enormous inheritance as a result of his parents' death in an accident. Later after firing the original maids, he needed to be looked after so he decided to hire new live-in maids. While originally expecting an elderly woman to take the job, two runaway girls, Izumi, 14, and Mitsuki, 13, end up accepting the job as means for a home and income. Another girl, Anna, later becomes a maid as well, and all three live in the mansion with Yoshitaka. The boy pulls some clichéd pranks throughout the story.
The anime was directed by Shouji Saeki at Gainax and Shaft, and Saeki also served as the series composition writer. Seikou Nagaoka composed the music, and Gainax's Kazuhiro Takamura served as the character designer and chief animation director. Four episodes were outsourced outside of Gainax and Shaft: episodes 3 and 8 to Studio Pastoral; and episodes 6 and 11 to Studio Tama. [a]
No. | Title | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | "He Is My Master!?" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama!?" ( Japanese: これが私のご主人様!?) | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | April 8, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki have run away from the cafe and are looking for work. They notice a sign indicating jobs as maids, but Izumi takes an understandable disliking to Yoshitaka and the girls leave - but they don't get far. | ||||||
02 | "That Vase, it's 5,000,000..." Transliteration: "Sono Tsubo, 500-man'en..." ( Japanese: あの壷、500万...) | Masahiko Ootsuka | Shouji Saeki | Masahiko Ootsuka | April 15, 2005 | |
Yoshitaka convinces the girls to come back inside, then hands them the bill for all the things Pochi and Izumi broke the previous day. Between needing to pay off their debt and needing a place to stay, the girls end up employed by Yoshitaka. | ||||||
03 | "The Lolicon Uniform Fetishist Who Loves Peeping Pictures and Plays Girl Simulation Games" Transliteration: "Lolicon de Seifuku Mania de Kakushidori Mania no Galge Mania" ( Japanese: ロリコンで制服マニアで隠し撮りマニアのギャルげーマニア) | Tadao Ookubo | Jukki Hanada | Hidetoshi Oomori | April 22, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki enter Yoshitaka's school, where they meet Anna. | ||||||
04 | "Couples Formed Under Extraordinary Circumstances Don't Last Long, You Know" Transliteration: "Ijou na Joukyouka de Musubareta Danjo wa Nagatsuzuki Sen Jarou" ( Japanese: 異常な状況下で結ばれた男女は長ろう続きせんじゃ) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Natsue Yoguchi | Hiroyuki Imaishi | May 6, 2005 | |
Mitsuki's fan club kidnaps her, taking over the mansion. Izumi and Yoshitaka (as well as Anna and Pochi) must work together to save her. | ||||||
05 | "There`s a Rumor About an Adolescent Boy
[c]" Transliteration: "Oya no Isan wo Uketsuide Hitorigurashi [d]" ( Japanese: 親の遺産を受け継いで一人暮ら [e]) | Hiroto Katou | Takashi Aoshima | Hiroto Katou | May 13, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki's parents pay a visit, to get the girls back. A contest is made to see who gets Izumi! | ||||||
06 | "The Sawatari Izumi Contest Series!!
[f]" Transliteration: "Sawatari Izumi Soudatsuden Shirizu!! [g]" ( Japanese: 沢渡いずみ争奪戦シリーズ!! [h]) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Jukki Hanada | Kazuki Tsunoda | May 20, 2005 | |
Yoshitaka takes the maids to the Summer Festival, but Mitsuki disappears, and it seems the ghost of Yoshitaka's father is involved they asked if they did something together did they do it? | ||||||
07 | "He Is Izumi's" Transliteration: "Kore ga Izumi no XXX!?" ( Japanese: ♡?♡!? これがいずみの♡♡♡!?) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Shouji Saeki | Michio Fukuda | May 27, 2005 | |
After a series of weird events, Izumi gets the chance of a lifetime to become an idol, will she take the opportunity? | ||||||
08 | "An Unbelievably Short Strike Zone" Transliteration: "Hateshinaku Hikui Strike Zone" ( Japanese: 果てしなく低いストライクゾーン) | Tadao Ookubo | Takashi Aoshima | Hidetoshi Oomori | June 3, 2005 | |
Karin visits Izumi and convinces her to become an idol. | ||||||
09 | "Although Izumi is Izumi, Izumi Won't Yield to Anyone" Transliteration: "Izumi wa Izumi demo Mou Nanimono ni mo Kusshinai Izumi" ( Japanese: いずみはいずみでももう何者にも屈しないいずみ) | Katsuichi Nakayama | Natsue Yoguchi | Katsuichi Nakayama | June 10, 2005 | |
The gang go to the beach for Izumi's photoshoot where they meet Alicia and Ellen | ||||||
10 | "He Is My Prince!?" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Ouji-sama!?" ( Japanese: これが私の王子様!?) | Hiroto Katou | Shouji Saeki | Osamu Tadokoro | June 17, 2005 | |
Seichirou and Yoshitaka compete to have Izumi and Mitsuki as their maids but there seems to be something suspicious about Seichirou. | ||||||
11 | "The Far-Away Boy Yoshitaka" Transliteration: "Harukanaru Kano Yoshitaka" ( Japanese: 遥かなる彼の義貴) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki Masami Furukawa | June 24, 2005 | |
Takami challenges Izumi to a contest. | ||||||
12 | "He Is My Master!!" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama!!" ( Japanese: これが私の御主人様!!) | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | July 1, 2005 | |
The final showdown between Takami and Izumi! |
In every episode God is mentioned and it shows avatars of the show's creators doing actions. Occasionally the avatars do something relevant to the plot (such as draw a picture of clothing and stick a fountain pen in Yoshitakas head to make him think he drew it).
At the end of each episode, with the exception of episode 9 and 10, 4 recurring gags are shown; the first gag shows an exhausted Izumi either in bed or bathing. The second gag shows Mitsuki working on her photobook of Izumi's revealing pictures taken from hidden cameras earlier on in the episode. The third gag shows a frustrated Yoshitaka in a small, messy room working on draft designs for new outfits for his maids. The fourth gag shows an aerial shot of the mansion with Yoshitaka ranting or manically laughing, and two numbers show up. The first number is the amount of damages Izumi must pay off for that particular day, and the second number is the amount of money she has left to pay, listed in yen. And, in some of the episodes it shows Mitsuki's earnings for that day.
The anime series received mixed to negative reviews. [10] [11] [12] [13]
On Anime News Network (ANN), Theron Martin reviewed the series, giving it an overall cautiously positive rating, saying it is "definitely better than it could have been," pointing to the evil personality of the male lead, Yoshitaka as "very refreshing" after other series had "indecisive and weak male leads" while praising the "plentiful fanservice" and comedy. [13] He criticized the series for stereotypical elements and cliches.
He is My Master | |
これが私の御主人様 (Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama) | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy, harem [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Mattsuu |
Illustrated by | Asu Tsubaki |
Published by | Square Enix |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 8 February 2002 – February 2007 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shouji Saeki |
Produced by | Kouichi Kogako (Q-tec) Tetsuo Genshou (TBS) Yuuichi Sekido (Pioneer LDC) Hiroki Satou (Gainax) |
Written by | Shouji Saeki |
Music by | Seikō Nagaoka |
Studio |
Gainax Shaft |
Licensed by | |
Original network | BSi (Satellite station of TBS) |
Original run | 8 April 2005 – 1 July 2005 |
Episodes | 12 |
He Is My Master (これが私の御主人様, Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama) is a Japanese manga series written by Mattsuu and illustrated by Asu Tsubaki, a formerly married couple. [2] It originally ran in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from February 2002 to February 2007. It was adapted into an anime television series by Gainax and Shaft in 2005. [3] [4]
Seven Seas Entertainment announced on November 27, 2006, they now have licensed the right to the English translation of He Is My Master and has begun to release the series July 2007. [5] [6]
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime and released the complete collection on October 10, 2009; with distribution handled by Section23 Films. [7]
A 14-year-old millionaire Yoshitaka received an enormous inheritance as a result of his parents' death in an accident. Later after firing the original maids, he needed to be looked after so he decided to hire new live-in maids. While originally expecting an elderly woman to take the job, two runaway girls, Izumi, 14, and Mitsuki, 13, end up accepting the job as means for a home and income. Another girl, Anna, later becomes a maid as well, and all three live in the mansion with Yoshitaka. The boy pulls some clichéd pranks throughout the story.
The anime was directed by Shouji Saeki at Gainax and Shaft, and Saeki also served as the series composition writer. Seikou Nagaoka composed the music, and Gainax's Kazuhiro Takamura served as the character designer and chief animation director. Four episodes were outsourced outside of Gainax and Shaft: episodes 3 and 8 to Studio Pastoral; and episodes 6 and 11 to Studio Tama. [a]
No. | Title | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | "He Is My Master!?" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama!?" ( Japanese: これが私のご主人様!?) | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | April 8, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki have run away from the cafe and are looking for work. They notice a sign indicating jobs as maids, but Izumi takes an understandable disliking to Yoshitaka and the girls leave - but they don't get far. | ||||||
02 | "That Vase, it's 5,000,000..." Transliteration: "Sono Tsubo, 500-man'en..." ( Japanese: あの壷、500万...) | Masahiko Ootsuka | Shouji Saeki | Masahiko Ootsuka | April 15, 2005 | |
Yoshitaka convinces the girls to come back inside, then hands them the bill for all the things Pochi and Izumi broke the previous day. Between needing to pay off their debt and needing a place to stay, the girls end up employed by Yoshitaka. | ||||||
03 | "The Lolicon Uniform Fetishist Who Loves Peeping Pictures and Plays Girl Simulation Games" Transliteration: "Lolicon de Seifuku Mania de Kakushidori Mania no Galge Mania" ( Japanese: ロリコンで制服マニアで隠し撮りマニアのギャルげーマニア) | Tadao Ookubo | Jukki Hanada | Hidetoshi Oomori | April 22, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki enter Yoshitaka's school, where they meet Anna. | ||||||
04 | "Couples Formed Under Extraordinary Circumstances Don't Last Long, You Know" Transliteration: "Ijou na Joukyouka de Musubareta Danjo wa Nagatsuzuki Sen Jarou" ( Japanese: 異常な状況下で結ばれた男女は長ろう続きせんじゃ) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Natsue Yoguchi | Hiroyuki Imaishi | May 6, 2005 | |
Mitsuki's fan club kidnaps her, taking over the mansion. Izumi and Yoshitaka (as well as Anna and Pochi) must work together to save her. | ||||||
05 | "There`s a Rumor About an Adolescent Boy
[c]" Transliteration: "Oya no Isan wo Uketsuide Hitorigurashi [d]" ( Japanese: 親の遺産を受け継いで一人暮ら [e]) | Hiroto Katou | Takashi Aoshima | Hiroto Katou | May 13, 2005 | |
Izumi and Mitsuki's parents pay a visit, to get the girls back. A contest is made to see who gets Izumi! | ||||||
06 | "The Sawatari Izumi Contest Series!!
[f]" Transliteration: "Sawatari Izumi Soudatsuden Shirizu!! [g]" ( Japanese: 沢渡いずみ争奪戦シリーズ!! [h]) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Jukki Hanada | Kazuki Tsunoda | May 20, 2005 | |
Yoshitaka takes the maids to the Summer Festival, but Mitsuki disappears, and it seems the ghost of Yoshitaka's father is involved they asked if they did something together did they do it? | ||||||
07 | "He Is Izumi's" Transliteration: "Kore ga Izumi no XXX!?" ( Japanese: ♡?♡!? これがいずみの♡♡♡!?) | Toshimasa Suzuki | Shouji Saeki | Michio Fukuda | May 27, 2005 | |
After a series of weird events, Izumi gets the chance of a lifetime to become an idol, will she take the opportunity? | ||||||
08 | "An Unbelievably Short Strike Zone" Transliteration: "Hateshinaku Hikui Strike Zone" ( Japanese: 果てしなく低いストライクゾーン) | Tadao Ookubo | Takashi Aoshima | Hidetoshi Oomori | June 3, 2005 | |
Karin visits Izumi and convinces her to become an idol. | ||||||
09 | "Although Izumi is Izumi, Izumi Won't Yield to Anyone" Transliteration: "Izumi wa Izumi demo Mou Nanimono ni mo Kusshinai Izumi" ( Japanese: いずみはいずみでももう何者にも屈しないいずみ) | Katsuichi Nakayama | Natsue Yoguchi | Katsuichi Nakayama | June 10, 2005 | |
The gang go to the beach for Izumi's photoshoot where they meet Alicia and Ellen | ||||||
10 | "He Is My Prince!?" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Ouji-sama!?" ( Japanese: これが私の王子様!?) | Hiroto Katou | Shouji Saeki | Osamu Tadokoro | June 17, 2005 | |
Seichirou and Yoshitaka compete to have Izumi and Mitsuki as their maids but there seems to be something suspicious about Seichirou. | ||||||
11 | "The Far-Away Boy Yoshitaka" Transliteration: "Harukanaru Kano Yoshitaka" ( Japanese: 遥かなる彼の義貴) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki Masami Furukawa | June 24, 2005 | |
Takami challenges Izumi to a contest. | ||||||
12 | "He Is My Master!!" Transliteration: "Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama!!" ( Japanese: これが私の御主人様!!) | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | Shouji Saeki | July 1, 2005 | |
The final showdown between Takami and Izumi! |
In every episode God is mentioned and it shows avatars of the show's creators doing actions. Occasionally the avatars do something relevant to the plot (such as draw a picture of clothing and stick a fountain pen in Yoshitakas head to make him think he drew it).
At the end of each episode, with the exception of episode 9 and 10, 4 recurring gags are shown; the first gag shows an exhausted Izumi either in bed or bathing. The second gag shows Mitsuki working on her photobook of Izumi's revealing pictures taken from hidden cameras earlier on in the episode. The third gag shows a frustrated Yoshitaka in a small, messy room working on draft designs for new outfits for his maids. The fourth gag shows an aerial shot of the mansion with Yoshitaka ranting or manically laughing, and two numbers show up. The first number is the amount of damages Izumi must pay off for that particular day, and the second number is the amount of money she has left to pay, listed in yen. And, in some of the episodes it shows Mitsuki's earnings for that day.
The anime series received mixed to negative reviews. [10] [11] [12] [13]
On Anime News Network (ANN), Theron Martin reviewed the series, giving it an overall cautiously positive rating, saying it is "definitely better than it could have been," pointing to the evil personality of the male lead, Yoshitaka as "very refreshing" after other series had "indecisive and weak male leads" while praising the "plentiful fanservice" and comedy. [13] He criticized the series for stereotypical elements and cliches.